Purchasing Assistant

Essential Duties, Tasks, and Functions:

The duties, tasks, and functions listed below combine to help define this position within the Company but should not be interpreted as exhaustive of all responsibilities the position may require. This position does not entail supervisory responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties, tasks, and functions.

• Forecasting levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels;
• Conducting research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality;
• Liaising between suppliers, identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers, and building and maintaining good relationships with them;
• Review and update material templates for all sites weekly.
• Create new templates for all new plans
• Work with site manager and provide material cost for all new bids
• Manage any, and cost increases from venders.
• Review and maintain templates per community and options
• Review online material orders for excess
• Review returns for excess material
• Maintain contract pricing in all company systems
• Check PO’s for accuracy
• Confirm we are purchasing material at our agreed upon price
• Confirm like material costs are comparable between sites
• Confirm material pricing in the profitability spread sheet is accurate
• Spot checking job pulls and allocations for accuracy
• Bid new work for new customers
• Research new saving cost ideas
• Review customer lighting take off for profitability
• Help sites maintain and use our panel schedule
• Help build town home underground material take off per community
• Help with multi family take off
• Follows and adheres to all Company safety policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the above-listed duties, tasks, and functions.

• Minimum of 1 year of purchasing experience or equivalent education and/or experience is preferred.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• The ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and written.
• Proficient with computer software and applications, including Microsoft software.
• Ability to read and write in English proficiently, including interpreting documents, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, invoices, shipping/packing lists, and materials lists.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in English in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to accurately calculate figures and amounts and to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential physical demands of the position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The physical demands are typical of most office positions, requiring extended periods of standing or sitting at a computer, typing, writing, and communicating via telephone or other communication channels or methods. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and see.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds independently, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds independently, and rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds independently.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties, tasks, and functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is typically exposed to normal, climate-controlled office conditions. The employee is rarely exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions, to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock, or to moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.